Judge Pauline Newman, the oldest sitting federal judge in America at 96 years old, was barred from hearing cases after a judicial panel claimed she is not mentally fit enough to serve.
Greg Gutfeld and guests discuss how Nikki Haley is pushing mandatory competency tests for politicians older than 75 on ‘Gutfeld!’was barred Wednesday from hearing cases after a panel of her colleagues determined she is not mentally fit enough to serve on the bench, a claim Newman's team has called"baseless."
Newman's lawyers described the claims as"baseless" and an effort to force her out of her position because of her age. Federal judges, who are chosen by the president and confirmed by the Senate, are appointed for life and do not have to retire at any given age.
"The burden is small, the basis for concern about disability very substantial, and the job at issue of great public importance. Yet Judge Newman refused," the panel wrote. Newman did obtain independent medical evaluations from a neurologist and a forensic psychiatrist, both of whom determined she is in an acceptable mental state to continue serving on the bench.
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